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The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, has revealed that at least 2,743 trafficked victims have been rescued. Director-General of NAPTIP, Fatima Waziri-Azi, revealed that 1,440 of the reported cases, 412 were external trafficking while 1,028 of the cases were internal. Waziri-Azi noted that those rescued were made up of male children, female children, male adults, and female adults. The Director-General added that most of the […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has ended the 2023 UTME registration exercise. A statement issued by the Head of Public Affairs and Protocol of the board, Fabian Benjamin, revealed that at the close of the registration exercise, at least 1.6m candidates had successfully registered for the 2023 UTME. Recall that the Board had granted the extension to accommodate candidates who could not register for the 2023 UTME within […]

The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has advised corps members carry out their election duty with due diligence. NYSC Coordinator in Anambra State, Blessing Iruma, gave the advice during a one-day pre-election sensitization programme in Amawbia, Awka South LGA. Iruma urged corps members to execute their duty in accordance with the rules as stated in the Electoral Act and in line with the training they received on the general polls. […]

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered a restriction of all vehicular movements on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation, from 12am to 6pm on Election Day. A statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, revealed that this was part of measures put in place to ensure a safe, secure, and conducive environment for the conduct of elections. The statement added that it would ensure public […]